- Strengths-based approach
- Practical skills
- English and Mandarin
About Sixuan
Sixuan Bao is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with nine years of professional experience. She centers sessions on each person's story and strengths. Sixuan aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, trauma, and issues around self-esteem and motivation.
She uses practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people identify what’s getting in the way and what’s working. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and on understanding patterns that repeat in relationships and daily life. The therapist encourages clients to set manageable goals and to build on small successes.
Her background includes work with grief, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, and career coaching. Sixuan also addresses concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, anger, and coping with life changes. She brings attention to attachment and abandonment issues when they affect mood and relationships.
Approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Jungian Therapy. These methods are used flexibly to match the needs people bring to sessions.
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. Sixuan emphasizes a collaborative process where clients and therapist decide on goals and methods together. To begin, readers are invited to complete the Start Therapy steps and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
She uses practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people identify what’s getting in the way and what’s working. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings and on understanding patterns that repeat in relationships and daily life. The therapist encourages clients to set manageable goals and to build on small successes.
Her background includes work with grief, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, and career coaching. Sixuan also addresses concerns such as eating and sleeping problems, anger, and coping with life changes. She brings attention to attachment and abandonment issues when they affect mood and relationships.
Approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Jungian Therapy. These methods are used flexibly to match the needs people bring to sessions.
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. Sixuan emphasizes a collaborative process where clients and therapist decide on goals and methods together. To begin, readers are invited to complete the Start Therapy steps and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to you. It helps people feel heard and clarifies personal goals, which can make online conversations feel purposeful and focused.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns. This approach is useful for anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and mood struggles because it emphasizes practical homework and skill-building.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, combines acceptance with change and teaches emotion regulation and interpersonal skills. It can help when strong emotions or relationship patterns cause repeated problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm the currently offered session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use learned skills in daily life between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English, Mandarin
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sixuan address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship tensions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and a wide range of life changes and emotional concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a person-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration, while teaching practical skills to use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience in mental health settings.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.